Carlos Sainz led a Ferrari 1-2 end on the Australian GP, as brake points compelled Max Verstappen to retire early on. Sainz secured his third F1 win simply two weeks after present process surgical procedure for appendicitis, which triggered him to overlook the Saudi Arabian GP.

McLaren’s Lando Norris accomplished the rostrum in third place, forward of his teammate Oscar Piastri.

1. Sainz wins, 2.366 secs forward of Leclerc
2. Norris on podium
3. Verstappen suffers first DNF in two years

Verstappen retires from Australian GP

Verstappen made a easy getaway from pole place, however complained that he’d “lost the car” on the second lap, giving Sainz the proper probability to move him on the run between Turns 9 and 10.

Just moments later, the right-rear brake of his RB20 caught on hearth, forcing Verstappen to crawl into the pitlane. This is his first retirement in two years; the final one was throughout the 2022 Australian GP.

Sainz takes victory forward of Leclerc

After shifting into the lead on Lap 2, Sainz began pulling away from Norris, Leclerc and Piastri behind him. Leclerc pulled off the undercut to take second place and a Virtual Safety Car, triggered after Lewis Hamilton stopped because of an engine drawback, introduced him nearer to Sainz.

But Sainz held on to the lead and as soon as once more began constructing a bonus. “It was a really good race; I felt really good out there,” stated Sainz, who nonetheless doesn’t have a seat for 2025, following Hamilton’s shock transfer to Ferrari subsequent yr.

“Of course, [I’m] a bit stiff, especially physically, it wasn’t the easiest, but I was lucky that I was more or less on my own and I could manage my pace, manage the tyres, manage everything. I’m happy to be in a one-two with Charles here. It shows that hard work pays off. Life sometimes is crazy, what happened at beginning of year, then the podium in Bahrain, then the appendix, the comeback, the win… it’s a rollercoaster but I loved it and I’m extremely happy.”

With Leclerc ending second, Ferrari secured its first 1-2 end for the reason that 2022 Bahrain GP.

No factors for Mercedes

Piastri obtained the bounce on Norris throughout the first spherical of pit stops, however was later requested to maneuver apart for his teammate. He ended up ending his house race in fourth place, forward of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.

Mercedes, in the meantime, stroll away from Melbourne with no factors. Hamilton had retired early on because of an engine situation, and George Russell crashed out on the penultimate lap whereas making an attempt to move Alonso. This promoted Lance Stroll to seventh place.

Yuki Tsunoda handed RB their first factors this season, after ending eighth. The Haas duo of Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen rounded out the highest 10.

2024 F1 championship standings

Verstappen nonetheless holds on to the championship lead, 4 factors forward of Leclerc. Perez is only one level behind Perez in third place, with Sainz an additional six factors adrift.

F1 will now head to the Suzuki circuit for the Japanese GP on April 5-7.

2024 Australian GP outcomes

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